you have ever seen so far….But it is such an amazing good feeling to be able to do it and share it with you…When we were kids whatever we were doing we wanted parents to see it. It is like there is no fun if no one sees it and there is no complete happiness if you don’t share the accomplishment with another human being. The thing is that we are not talking about those people who want audience to feed their egos. More in the opposite direction , I am talking about how sharing experiences makes life more meaningful and inspirational.

Some students might look at their yoga teachers and feel like there is no struggle for them when it comes to the yoga practice. They might think that teachers don’t put efforts to do the poses. Maybe a couple of them. But on the mat there is always place for everything. There is hard working on stretching, gaining strentgh, conquering fear, improving breathing and most of all letting all go.

When I started learning Urdhva Dhanurasana it didn’t attract me at all. I was beggining to do it and there wasn’t too much to think or feel there. And to help me avoiding it at that time, my yoga teacher used to skip it or switch it for bridge pose. The time passed by, I started practicing with other teachers and Urdhva Dhanurasana came again on my mat. Differently from the other times , I felt panic trying it and almost no strentgh to go up. I tried it a couple of times and decided to go back to my old and same bridge pose for security. And it would keep going like this, if I didn’t decide to become a yoga teacher and most importantly if I didn’t make an honest and full commitment to my Yoga practice.

So in 2016 I decided to work on the wheel pose no matter what. In the beggining I must say I felt like I would never leave the floor.I was feeling lost in which muscles I should be activating or where to look. I studied the pose a lot before getting on the mat but once doing it my mind was not only confused but it was also giving me a 100 reasons why I should not go for that opening asana: your hips are too big, you have never had upper body strentgh, you won’t learn it training by yourself , etc..I do remember replying to my thoughts saying that yes, probably you are all right, but I am still gonna be here doing what I have to do and you thoughts stay there doing what you have to do. The time went by and one day my upper body lifted. It was a good feeling, weird. I couldn’t tell how I got myself up, but I did it. Next day I got on the mat again and repeated it and repeated it and ….and…..

Yes, I have been doing Urdhva Dhanurasana every day and learning more and more from it. I stretch my chest with pride, feeling like I am open to life again, like I have never been in so long time. My back seems to thank me for finally getting the courage for doing it. It feels released and stretched.

Learning to master wheel pose has not only given me the opportuniy to improve myself, but it has also shown how important is to respect and help students to get there too on their own time and effort.

Soooo, here is my Show and Tell Wheel pose today and I am super happy that I can share it with you…✨😌💫